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Objective: We examined partial meniscectomy cases with a postoperative course of more than 10 years.
Method: Nine cases of partial meniscectomy were included in the study, four involving right knees and five involving left knees. The follow-up period was an average of 13 years and 1 month, and the average age of the patients was 39.8 years. The injuries were in the medial meniscus in four cases and in the lateral meniscus in five cases. We studied the area and the types of injury, as well as the resection area based on X-ray films and the clinical condition at the last follow-up.
Results and Conclusion: In previous reports, some improvements were described during the long-term course after the meniscectomy, but our results indicated that cases of medial meniscus injury and cases with a wide resection area yielded poor results.
